TRANSITION: V-E Day for Industry

When the Battle of the Bulge knocked all
reconversion plans galley-west, WPB's "spot authorization"
plan for civilian pro duction was one of the casualties. The plan,
which had started up a trickle of new civilian goods, was summarily
choked off by the Army demands. Last week, WPB decided that the time
had come to put the spot plan into full operation again. This meant
that, as fast as plants finish up their war contracts, they can get
into produc tion on a limited number of civilian goods.